Full Update on Kylie: I just took her to the vet on Tuesday..
Added 2023-11-16 17:03:16 +0000 UTCFull Update on Kylie:
I just took her to the vet on Tuesday to talk about removing this poor leg. For anyone who doesn't know, Kylie was diagnosed with possible bone cancer in her right shoulder. Her shoulder has been becoming a lot bigger and more cumbersome for her, so I wanted to see if we could schedule to remove the limb.
Her Doctor does not feel comfortable doing the surgery herself and says the surgery would be hard on her since she is almost 12y/o. But she said if I want to go through with the surgery she will get in touch with her specialist orthopedic surgeon. But I am so conflicted between helping her by taking the leg, but with her age I would be afraid to put her through a major surgery.
Walking is becoming a bit more taxing on her, she gets winded and tired quickly.
Her doctor said if I wanted to move forward she would want to start with xrays and a ct scan to make sure the cancer hasn't spread.
I am so torn on what to do. I feel regret for not taking the leg earlier when it was smaller, but her doctor also didn't want to take it cause she was using it and we thought the cancer would have spread and she did not have much time left. But we are half a year later and only her shoulder is getting bigger.
I know I shouldn't rely on others opinions too much but I need help and knowledge what everyone would do in this situation.
Should I take the chance on a major surgery on a 12y/o dog to possibly better her remaining life or even a small chance to stop the cancer. The surgery would be a full frontal limb amputation at the shoulder, she would be hospitalized for a day or so and need a few weeks to recover.
OR should I do with her doctors' thoughts on just keeping her comfortable til her time comes.
I'm just so torn and I feel like if it only gets bigger and doesn't spread surgery will be completely off the table. And I am feeling pressure not to just sit here and not decide and just not try to help. I feel so bad not taking the leg earlier but is it already too late?
